diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2981c2f..247b448 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group   'com.formkiq.gradle'
-version '1.7.1'
+version '1.7.2'
 
 spotless {
     java {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStrings.java b/src/main/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStrings.java
index 0fc347b..8125020 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStrings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStrings.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public List<String> apply(final GraalvmNativeExtension extension) {
     List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
 
     if (extension.getBuildOptions() != null) {
-      String[] split = extension.getBuildOptions().split("-");
+      String[] split = extension.getBuildOptions().split("\\s-|^-");
       for (String s : split) {
         if (!s.isEmpty()) {
           args.add("-" + s.trim());
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStringsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStringsTest.java
index 8142fd2..5ea47da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStringsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/formkiq/gradle/GraalvmParameterToStringsTest.java
@@ -103,4 +103,21 @@ void testAllParametersSet() {
     assertEquals(expected, args,
         "When all properties are set, the resulting argument list must match exactly.");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testMinusHparameters() {
+    // given
+    Project project = ProjectBuilder.builder().build();
+    ObjectFactory objects = project.getObjects();
+    GraalvmNativeExtension extension = new GraalvmNativeExtension(objects);
+    extension.setBuildOptions("-Os -H:-ReduceImplicitExceptionStackTraceInformation");
+
+    // when
+    List<String> args = new GraalvmParameterToStrings().apply(extension);
+
+    // then
+    List<String> expected = List.of("-Os", "-H:-ReduceImplicitExceptionStackTraceInformation",
+        "--enable-http", "--enable-https");
+    assertEquals(expected, args);
+  }
 }